Brevity is the soul of wit.
To be great is to be misunderstood.
Trust me. I’m a genius.
There are three classes of people: those who see. Those who see when they are shown. Those who do not see.
Common sense is genius dressed in its working clothes.
None of us will ever accomplish anything excellent or commanding except when he listens to this whisper which is heard by him alone.
My brain is only a receiver, in the Universe there is a core from which we obtain knowledge, strength and inspiration. I have not penetrated into the secrets of this core, but I know that it exists.
To see things in the seed, that is genius.
Every block of stone has a statue inside it and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
Curiosity is one of the most permanent and certain characteristics of a vigorous intellect.
A fool can become a genius when he understands he is a fool. But a genius can become a fool when he understands he is a genius.
If you gave your inner genius as much credence as your inner critic, you would be light years ahead of where you now stand.
Genius is making complex ideas simple, not making simple ideas complex.
Genius and madness have something in common: both live in a world that is different from that which exists for everyone else.
To be alone is the fate of all great minds – a fate deplored at times, but still always chosen as the less grievous of two evils.
A genius is a genius, regardless of the number of morons who belong to the same race – and a moron is a moron, regardless of the number of geniuses who share his racial origin.
Patience is a necessary ingredient of genius.
Great genius you already have. The super conscious mind is invariably triggered by definition, and by decisiveness.
“Baby,” I said, “I’m a genius but nobody knows it but me.”